Thursday, July 18, 2013
Poor sleep in pregnancy can disrupt the immune system and cause birth-related complications
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Man found in California motel awakens with amnesia
By The Associated Press
Doctors are looking into the mystery of a Florida man who awoke speaking only Swedish, with no memory of his past, after he was found unconscious four months ago at a Southern California motel.?
Michael Boatwright, 61, woke up with amnesia, calling himself Johan Ek, The Desert Sun reported.
Boatwright was found unconscious in a Motel 6 room in Palm Springs in February. After police arrived, he was transported to the Desert Regional Medical Center where he woke up.?
Hospital officials said Boatwright may have been in town for a tennis tournament in the Coachella Valley. He was found with a duffel bag of exercise clothes, a backpack and tennis rackets. He also carried four forms of identification ? a passport, a California identification card, a veteran's medical card and a Social Security card ? all of which identified him as Michael Thomas Boatwright.?
Palm Springs police have documented his information in case anyone lists Boatwright as missing or wanted, authorities said.?
In March, doctors diagnosed Boatwright with Transient Global Amnesia, a condition triggered by physical or emotional trauma that can last for several months.?
The rare mental disorder is characterized by memory loss, "sudden and unplanned travel," and possible adoption of a new identity, according to the Sun.?
After an extensive search, medical personnel and social workers have been unable to locate Boatwright's next of kin. Authorities are still unsure of his birthplace, listed on his identification as Florida. Photos show him in Sweden at a young age.?
Swedish public records show Boatwright lived in the Nordic country on and off between 1981 and 2003. Several Swedes on Tuesday said they knew of him as an American with a big interest in medieval history and jousting.?
Swede Olof Sahlin said he met Boatwright around 1985 through their joint interest in medieval history. He said he saw the American at jousting events regularly in the 1980s and sporadically in the early 1990s.?
"He was nice, sympathetic and talented at fighting in plate armor," Sahlin told The Associated Press. "A little bit reserved maybe."?
Sahlin said he never knew how Boatwright made a living during his time in Sweden but has now heard from other friends that he briefly worked as a personal assistant and in the construction sector.?
Sahlin said their last contact was in 1999 and he doesn't know what happened to him after that.?
Boatwright doesn't recall how to exchange money, take public transportation or seek temporary housing like homeless shelters or hotels, the social worker assigned to his case, Lisa Hunt-Vasquez, told the Sun.?
He doesn't remember his son and two ex-wives, either.?
He has no income or insurance, further complicating his treatment at Desert Regional. And he has little money he can access ? only $180. He also has a few Chinese bank accounts but can only access one account, which holds $7, according to the newspaper.?
Doctors don't know how much longer he will be able to stay at the center. Aside from his amnesia, Boatwright is in good health. The hospital is currently looking for alternatives that would keep him off the streets. For now, Boatwright is unsure of both his past and his future.?
"Sometimes it makes me really sad and sometimes it just makes me furious about the whole situation and the fact that I don't know anybody, I don't recognize anybody," Boatwright told the newspaper.?
Last year, a North Dakota college student who disappeared for nearly a week before turning up in Arizona said she had a bout of amnesia and didn't know who she was.?
Amber Glatt, 22, a Valley City State University student, vanished on the Fourth of July, prompting aerial searches. She contacted her mother five days later from the Grand Canyon. Her mother said Glatt has had recurring amnesia since suffering a head injury years ago.?
Glatt told WDAY-TV?that after she lost her memory she met a man in a bar who let her tag along on his trip to the Grand Canyon. She said the man eventually saw online that she'd been reported missing and alerted her.?
Glatt regained most of her memory.?
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MAINE:
LEWISTON FIRES
Man pleads not guilty to 2 Lewiston fires
(Information in the following story is from: Sun-Journal, http://www.sunjournal.com )
AUBURN, Maine (AP) ? A 30-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of arson in connection with fires that destroyed two vacant apartment buildings in Lewiston.
Brian Morin of Lewiston entered his plea Tuesday in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn.
Morin and 23-year-old Bryan Wood are charged in the May 6 fire, which was the third major fire in Lewiston in less than two weeks that left about 200 people homeless. Two 12-year-old boys are charged with setting the other blazes.
According to an affidavit cited by the Sun Journal, Morin and Wood used lighter fluid to start fires.
Morin's being held on $350,000 bail.
MARIJUANA REFERENDUM
Portland to vote on legalizing pot
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? Portland voters will decide in November whether to make recreational marijuana possession legal in the city.
The Portland City Council voted Monday to have residents vote Nov. 5 on a referendum seeking to make it legal for adults 21 and older to possess up to 2 ? ounces of pot. The law would prohibit using marijuana in public.
Referendum supporters turned in more than 2,500 signatures to Portland city officials in May. Rather than simply adopt the ordinance Monday, the City Council voted to send it to voters.
If it passes, the ordinance would conflict with federal law that makes marijuana illegal, as well as state law that allows people to use marijuana, but only for medical purposes.
MISSING BOATER
Warden Service searches for man in Hartland lake
(Information in the following story is from: Morning Sentinel, http://www.onlinesentinel.com/ )
HARTLAND, Maine (AP) ? The Maine Warden Service is continuing its search for a man whose unmanned boat was spotted circling a central Maine lake.
A warden service officer says a boat belonging to 66-year-old William Witt of Harmony was spotted circling Great Moose Lake in Hartland with no one on board at about 7 p.m. Sunday.
Warden service divers and game wardens in boats continued the search Monday and are expected to be back on the lake and the shoreline on Tuesday.
Lt. Kevin Adam tells the Morning Sentinel that Witt was alone in the boat.
Adams says searchers have not found any clothing, equipment or floatation devices to indicate where Witt may have fallen into the lake.
CREDIT CARD FRAUD
NYC man sentenced in Maine for credit card fraud
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? A New York City man who was caught with about 160 counterfeit credit cards has been sentenced in Maine to three years in prison.
Thirty-four-year-old Michael Barnes was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland. Judge George Singal also ordered him to pay $8,687 in restitution.
Barnes pleaded guilty to credit card fraud in April. Prosecutors say he and two other people were stopped in a vehicle in 2011 and found to be in possession of the counterfeit cards, some of which had been used to make purchases at stores in South Portland and Scarborough.
Barnes' sentence will run on top of a seven-year sentence that he's already serving in New York for burglary and weapons possession.
NEW ENGLAND ELECTRICITY-HEAT WAVE
Region's grid operator asks for power conservation
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) ? New England's power grid operator is asking customers to conserve electricity during the heat wave.
ISO-New England on Tuesday asked for voluntary conservation. It said power is adequate, but supplies are likely to become tight.
It says conserving electricity is a prudent, precautionary measure to help keep supply and demand in balance. The heat wave is not expected to break until Saturday.
ISO-New England suggests customers reduce electricity, particularly between noon and 8 p.m.
Customers are advised to raise air conditioning thermostats by a few degrees if health permits to a range of between 74 degrees and 78 degrees, turn off unneeded lights and appliances, unnecessary office equipment, shut off air conditioners when leaving home for extended periods of time and put off using washing machines and dryers.
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
DISASTER DECLARATION-NH
NH gov asks Obama to provide aid for flood, rain
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ? New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan has asked President Barack Obama to issue a major disaster declaration and provide emergency assistance for repairing rain and flood damage to the state that occurred from June 26 to July 3.
Preliminary damage assessment conducted by the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has indicated total damage exceeds over $6.2 million. Excessive heavy rain caused flash flooding, washed out roads and evacuated homes throughout the western part of the state and severely impacted many communities in Cheshire, Grafton and Sullivan counties.
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Obama in support of Hassan's request Tuesday. She said the assistance needs to get to the affected communities without delay.
SLAIN COLLEGE STUDENT
Woman to enter guilty plea in UNH student case
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) ? A New Hampshire woman charged with lying to investigators about her whereabouts the day a University of New Hampshire student was killed is scheduled to enter a guilty plea and be sentenced next week.
Prosecutors say 19-year-old Kathryn McDonough lied when she told investigators she had no contact with Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott on Oct. 9 ? the day they say the UNH student was strangled or suffocated. Prosecutors say McDonough also gave a false alibi for her and the man charged with killing Marriott, Seth Mazzaglia.
Court records say McDonough is scheduled for the plea hearing and sentencing in Rockingham County Superior Court on July 25. She's charged with witness tampering, hindering prosecution and conspiracy to hinder prosecution.
The body of 19-year-old Marriott of Westborough, Mass., has not been found.
GOVERNMENT HIRING-VETERANS
NH gov signs bill to help veteran hiring in govt
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ? New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan has signed a bill to help with the hiring of veterans for jobs in state government.
The measure, signed Monday, establishes a committee to study developing a policy for veteran preference in government hiring, including those affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
Hassan said far too many veterans, especially those returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are having difficulty finding good jobs that can help them support their families.
SUPREME COURT-PUNCHED OFFICER
Supreme Court upholds officer assault conviction
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ? The New Hampshire Supreme Court, in a sharply divided decision, is upholding the second-degree assault conviction of a boater who punched a conservation officer in the eye when the officer tried to board his boat.
Wayne Dorrance (door-RANTS) is serving a 3-1/2 to 7-year sentence for a June 2010 assault on Fish and Game Department Conservation Officer Christopher McKee when McKee tried to board his boat on Pawtuckaway Lake in Notthingham.
The majority in the 3-2 decision Tuesday ruled the punch to McKee's eye that caused it to be swollen shut for five days constituted a "protracted loss or impairment" rising to the level of serious bodily injury. The minority ruled the injury was not sufficient to justify the felony assault charge.
Dorrance's lawyer said he disagrees with the ruling.
WATER SAFETY-DROWNING
NH officials to alert public about swim safety
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ? With five drowning deaths in New Hampshire this month alone, officials are urging the public to practice safe swimming habits.
Officials from the state police marine patrol, Fish and Game Department and Concord Fire Department are holding a press conference at the Everett Arena in Concord to alert the public on ways to prevent drowning.
They say high water levels and excessive heat contributed to some of those drownings.
This week alone, a 3-year-old drowned Sunday in Perkins Pond in Sunapee and a 30-year-old man drowned Monday after jumping off a railroad trestle into the Saco River in Conway.
Officials say the "buddy system" of having a companion and not swimming alone applies to adults as well as children.
Meanwhile, temperatures into the 90s are expected throughout the week.
VERMONT:
IRENE FUNDING
Vt. town appeals FEMA rejection of flood wall fix
(Information in the following story is from: Bennington Banner, http://www.benningtonbanner.com )
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) ? The Vermont town of Bennington has filed an appeal over the federal government's rejection of reimbursement funds for the town's work on a flood wall after Tropical Storm Irene.
The August 2011 storm caused serious damage to a levee between North Branch and Park Streets that had been built by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Bennington Banner reports (http://bit.ly/10XZR1x) the town, fearing that a failure to act could result in flooding, completed repair work that cost $214,000.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected the town's request for reimbursement on the grounds that the work was the responsibility of the corps. The town said the corps was unable to respond quickly.
RUTLAND FIRE
Fire accidental, likely caused by power strip
(Information in the following story is from: Rutland Herald, http://www.rutlandherald.com/ )
WEST RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) ? Vermont investigators say a fire that destroyed a home in Rutland was most likely caused by an electrical problem, failure with a power strip device.
Police say the fire on Sunday caused extensive damage to the home on Mead Road.
The Rutland Herald reports that the owners were not home at the time. Police say a pet cat died in the fire.
The Vermont Department of Public Safety is reminding people to use electrical devices, including power strips, in compliance with manufacturers' recommendations.
ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED
Authorities: Vt. woman who fled work crew nabbed
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) ? Vermont Corrections Department officials say a woman who walked away from a prison work crew in Charlotte last week has been captured.
The Corrections Department says Mindy Sue Champagne walked away from a supervised work crew on Greenbush Drive at about 10:30 a.m. Friday. It issued a statement Tuesday morning saying she had been picked up Monday evening by police in Burlington.
She was taken back to the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington.
Authorities say Champagne's offenses include unlawful trespass, possession of stolen property, retail theft and credit card fraud.
DOGS RESCUED
Police rescue 6 neglected dogs in St. Albans, Vt.
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) ? Police say they have rescued six neglected and malnourished dogs, including four puppies, from an apartment in St. Albans.
After getting complaints about a barking dog and abandoned animals, police searched the apartment on Saturday and found four puppies and two adult dogs.
Police say all six of the dogs were in poor health and each suffered various degrees of emaciation, ranging from mild to severe.
Authorities say the owner of the apartment was not living there and it appeared that the animals were abandoned.
DEPORTATION FIGHT
Immigrant activist Danilo Lopez gets to stay
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) ? A Vermont group fighting for the rights of immigrant farm workers who are in the country illegally is declaring victory in its most high-profile individual case.
Danilo Lopez ? a Mexican-born farm worker and activist threatened with deportation for nearly two years has been given permission to remain in the United States for at least another year.
Brendan O'Neill of the group Migrant Justice, which has been campaigning to keep Lopez in Vermont, calls the decision by federal immigration authorities a victory.
Lopez was a leader in the successful effort to create a new type of Vermont driver's license that would be available to people in the United States without the legally required documentation.
INMATE THREAT
Inmate accused of threats to Obama, gov, sentenced
(Information in the following story is from: Rutland Herald, http://www.rutlandherald.com/ )
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) ? A Vermont prison inmate accused of sending threatening letters to President Barack Obama and Gov. Peter Shumlin has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison.
Twenty-two-year-old Dakota Gardner sent the letters last year while incarcerated on a 2009 assault charge at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield.
The Rutland Herald reports Gardner apologized in court Monday for sending the letters. A judge last year sealed the records on the basis that the threats described were too gruesome and inflammatory to be made public.
Gardner said when he wrote the letters, he was about to get out of jail, and figured he would be put back in prison if he made the threats. He said he didn't have the control to be out in the community.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Prince Andrew becomes the first royal to use Twitter! But he's a bit rubbish, so...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Basic Details Concerning Plastic Surgeons | Jackie's Women's ...
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Based on my own realizing, cosmetic surgeons is the professional in restoring and correcting of function and form of humans body part. And if you are trying to find a good result of any surgery, it will be best to select the best physician to do business with. Many of them may be good but some of them might not. Therefore, be smart to ensure great results.
Cosmetic or plastic surgeons are like fairy godmother. Their aim is to grant their client?s wish. To improve the way they look and feel is the primary aim of people consulting a surgeon. It might not happen quickly but it will right after the surgery. Simply follow the plastic surgeon?s request and also everything will likely be looked after.
The very first procedure the plastic surgeons require is always to have a consultation. They need to talk to the patient so that they will be comfortable with each other that the client can easily open up about the things he want to do in his body. Clients should say something about the problems that they are having. After these methods, the surgeon can now pick the best remedy and operation to the client?s concerns. For instance, you?ve a trouble with your own breast. It could not be the size of breast that you would like and it may sag. Your doctor can help you in your problem and give you solution.
Another thing that plastic surgeons want is their clients to be genuine. They must be open regarding their concerns. Client may be worried about the outcome of the surgical treatment. Obviously, the client is also curious about the outcome of the procedure. However, cosmetic surgery is also similar to any other surgical treatment. Anything you do to your body, you have to let it recover. You should take time to rest and begin seeing the outcomes. Be also aware of the negative effects that the surgical treatment could produce. If there?s any, ask your own surgeon if there?s a future procedure for this. The main point is, will that operation eradicate your trouble? The more realistic you are, the more things you know and the more prepared you are.
A genuine surgeon may also help in having an authentic patient. One thing they look after is the fact that cosmetic or plastic surgeons needs to be board licensed. They must have a medical permit to practice the surgical procedure. Having experience and also adequate training makes a doctor more reliable. For sure, clients will be comfortable working with them since they are professionals.
For the field of surgery, modern apparatus are also used to display advancement within it. Clients are aware about the latest technology plus they want to make the most of it. But are you aware that? It is still less risky to work with the conventional methods. It has been established and also tested by cosmetic or plastic surgeons. The simple truth is, this most advanced technology could be simpler to perform and can even be cheaper. But the important thing here is that when client is looking into plastic surgeons, they need to check what is available to use. By doing that, you could compare and choose what you want.
The customer is always right in any situation. Nonetheless, it?s still better to study the history of the cosmetic surgeon that you are dealing with. You could do an investigation about them. Web is added on now to our everyday life so use it. Before selecting a surgeon you can check out the surgery web site for more information. Compare the results being presented. You may select the one that will meet your requirements and you will feel safe.
Plastic cosmetic surgery is not a thing to be ashamed of. You can gain self esteem after you have one. Apart from this, you?ll feel beautiful and you can be happy with what you have. You only have one life. Don?t waste it speculating on how you should look if you just tried the plastic surgery. Finally, do yourself a favor. It is not only one?s body that?s sculpted in cosmetic surgery yet your perspective in life also and It starts with your decision of having one.
Click here should you like to learn more about plastic surgeons in Houston. There are pros and cons to surgery so make sure that you find out about everything before your enhancement.
Related Reading:
Cosmetic Surgery for the Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonAlthough many surgeons have already expanded their practices to include cosmetic procedures, this straightforward how-to manual is the first book to situate cosmetic facial surgery fully within the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The authors guide the reader step-by-step through each procedure, from preoperative evaluation to surgical technique to postoperative concerns, and finally conclude with expert caveats on how to avoid complications as well as the essentials of how to manage them when they do occur. In addition to before and after photographs, each chapter features a series of full-color anatomical illustrations that detail precise surgical techniques for addressing the eyes, nose, ears, forehead and brow, face, and neck. A discussion of adjunctive therapies, including dermal fillers, botulinum toxin treatment, laser resurfacing, chemical peels, and prescription skin care systems, rounds out the comprehensive presentation of cosmetic procedures. Ideal for established surgeons, residents, and for board examination review.Contents
1. Rhinoplasty - R. Caloss and K. King
2. Otoplasty - J. Griffin and K. King
3. Forehead and Brow Lifting - D. Johnson
4. Rhytidectommy (Facelift) - M. Manolakakis
5. Cosmetic Management of the Neck - C. Caldemeyer and E. Ferneini
6. Minimal Incision Facelift - J. Griffin and K. King
7. Blepharoplasty - T. McGuire
8. Dermal Fillers and Botulinum Toxin Treatment - R. Haigney II, K. Kim, and J. Griffin
9. Facial Skin Rejuvenation - K. Kim and A. Downey
Cosmetic Surgery For DummiesCosmetic surgery is one of today?s hottest topics. From daytime talk shows and popular magazines to conversations at the salon, it seems that almost everyone has had it, is thinking about it, or knows someone who is getting it. Statistics show more and more women?and men?are having cosmetic surgery. And with all the options now available, it?s important to be fully informed before you make any decisions about having a procedure.Now, Cosmetic Surgery For Dummies is here to guide you through today?s top procedures, candidly addressing both the benefits and the risks. R. Merrel Olesen, MD, the medical director of the La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, and Marie B.V. Olesen, a nationally known cosmetic surgery consultant, give you the tools you need to:
- Decide if surgery is right for you
- Find a qualified surgeon
- Set realistic expectations
- Evaluate the costs
- Enhance your recovery and results
This plain-English guide shows you how to take advantage of all the advances in cosmetic surgery while avoiding the pitfalls that could compromise your safety or the quality of your result. From implants to liposuction to Botox, you?ll understand the right questions to ask your doctor, how to prepare for surgery (both physically and financially), and the best ways to influence the healing process. You?ll also:
- Discover the latest surgery techniques and medications
- Understand the different surgeon specializations
- Sort through the various non-surgical facial treatments
- Evaluate your post-op care options
- Cope with complications
- Deal with family, friends, and coworkers before and after surgery
Complete with lists of questions to ask before surgery and top Web sites for cosmetic surgery information, Cosmetic Surgery For Dummies is a practical, friendly guide that will help you say hello to a new you!
Cosmetic Surgery (LANGE Clinical Medicine)Full-color, step-by-step guidance on how to perform the most popular procedures in cosmetic surgery
Using more than 250 full-color illustrations and photos, and clear, concise text, Cosmetic Surgery teaches you how to perform the latest and most in-demand surgical and non-surgical procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery. Each chapter includes patient selection and preparation, technique, complications, outcomes assessment, and references, and many illustrations that have been prepared specifically for this book.
FEATURES:
- A consistent, easy-to-navigate approach that facilitates quick learning
- More than 250 full-color illustrations that clarify each step of every procedure
- Expert authorship by experienced plastic surgeons
COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF:
- Facial surgeries including facelift, brow lift, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, rhinoplasty, and chin implants
- Breast surgery, body contouring, and bariatric plastic surgery including breast augmentation, breast reduction, abdominoplasty, brachioplasty, and liposuction
- Non-surgical options including Botox, injectable fillers, chemical peel, dermabrasion, and laser surgery
- Other considerations such as new developments in cosmetic surgery, the business of cosmetic surgery, and the public?s view of cosmetic surgery
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Monday, May 13, 2013
At I/O, Google Will Be Tracking Things Like Noise Level And Air Quality With Hundreds Of Arduino-Based Sensors
If you're attending Google I/O this week, you will be a part of an experiment from the Google Cloud Platform Developer Relations team. On its blog today, the team outlined its plan to gather a bunch of environmental information happening around you as you meander around the Moscone Center.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/RkQcTb1StnQ/
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Gene associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis identified
May 12, 2013 ? Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan have identified the first gene to be associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (also called AIS) across Asian and Caucasian populations. The gene is involved in the growth and development of the spine during childhood.
Their study is published today in the journal Nature Genetics.
AIS is the most common pediatric skeletal disease, affecting approximately 2% of school-age children. The causes of scoliosis remain largely unknown and brace treatment and surgery are the only treatment options. However, many clinical and genetic studies suggest a contribution of genetic factors.
To understand the causes and development of scoliosis, Dr Ikuyo Kou, Dr Shiro Ikegawa and their team have tried to identify genes that are associated with a susceptibility to develop the condition.
By studying the genome of 1,819 Japanese individuals suffering from scoliosis and comparing it to 25,939 Japanese individuals, the team identified a gene associated with a susceptibility to develop scoliosis on chromosome 6. The association was replicated in Han Chinese and Caucasian populations.
The researchers show that the susceptibility gene, GPR126, is highly expressed in cartilage and that suppression of this gene leads to delayed growth and bone tissue formation in the developing spine. GPR126 is also known to play a role in human height and trunk length.
"Our finding suggest the interesting possibility that GPR126 may affect both AIS susceptibility and height through abnormal spinal development and growth," explain the authors.
"Further functional studies are necessary to elucidate how alterations in GPR126 increase the risk of AIS in humans," they conclude.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/M5VGft2quH0/130512140943.htm
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Groupon POS builds upon Breadcrumb with simplified point-of-sale interface for iPad
Last year, Groupon acquired Breadcrumb, a New York City-based startup known for its affordable iPad-based point-of-sale system. Now, a new Groupon-branded version of the tool, called POS, arrived in the iTunes store this morning, giving merchants a venue to process and track customer tabs, with a much simpler interface. The app, which appears to be a significantly dumbed-down version of Breadcrumb, is compatible with an optional cash drawer and printer, according to the iTunes listing, but doesn't appear to offer advanced management functionality, such as time sheets and advanced reports (though basic stats are tracked). Groupon POS is available for download now at the source link below -- subscription info is lacking, but based on the limited functionality here, we wouldn't be surprised to hear that it's free.
Filed under: Software
Via: TechCrunch
Source: Groupon POS (iTunes)
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Invasion of the slugs; Halted by worms
May 12, 2013 ? The gardener's best friend, the earthworm, is great at protecting leaves from being chomped by slugs, suggests research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology. Although they lurk in the soil, they seem to protect the plants above ground. Increasing plant diversity also decreases the amount of damage slugs do to individual plants.
Spanish slugs (Arion vulgaris) are among the top 100 worst alien species in Europe and are considered a pest almost everywhere. A team of scientists from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna investigated what effect the presence of earthworms and plant diversity would have on the amount of damage these slugs caused.
Using large incubators to simulate grassland environments the researchers could regulate the diversity of plant species and time the introduction of earthworms and slugs. They found that the presence of worms increased nitrogen content of plants and reduced the number of leaves damaged due to slugs by 60%. Yet when they compared leaf area damaged the researchers found slugs also ate 40% less at high plant diversity than at low.
Explaining their results Dr Johann Zaller, who led the study, said, "Our results suggest that two processes might be going on. Firstly, earthworms improved the plant's ability to protect itself against slugs perhaps through the build-up of nitrogen-containing toxic compounds. Secondly, even though these slugs are generalists they prefer widely available food and in high diverse ecosystems slugs eat less in total because they have to switch their diets more often since plants of the same species are less available. Therefore gardeners are to help protect earthworms by increasing plant diversity in the garden in order to keep slug damage low. In order to elucidate the mechanisms behind these complex interactions, all parts of an ecosystem need to be investigated."
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Publisher iDreamSky Grosses $5-7M Per Month By Bringing Western Indie Mobile Games To China
China now has more active iOS and Android devices than the U.S., up from about 40-50 million in circulation the last time I visited in late 2011. What that means is local entrepreneurs can finally build scalable mobile software businesses. iDreamSky is one of the companies riding this wave.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/T-6mTmLUToA/
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Colon Cancer Among 'Least Prevented'
Karen Witkus took the prescription, folded it up and tucked it in her wallet. She didn't want to think about the colonoscopy it would procure.
"I heard horror stories about it," said Witkus, 55, imagining the probing test and the gut-cleansing preparation it required. "I kept delaying and before you know it, it had been in my wallet for three years."
A colonoscopy is a procedure in which doctors view the inside of the colon with a small camera to spot and remove pre-cancerous growths called polyps before they turn into deadly tumors. It's the most sensitive of three colon cancer screening tests recommended for men and women over 50, but nearly half of all eligible adults skip the tests altogether, according to a 2009 study.
As a result, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, killing more than 50,000 Americans annually, according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Up to 60 percent of those deaths are preventable through screening, the agency says.
Dr. David Johnson, chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and past president of the American College of Gastroenterology says reasons for the low screening rates vary.
"One reason is that the test may not be covered by the patient's insurance," he said, alluding to insurance plans that are unaffected by the Affordable Care Act, which mandates coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Only 29 states and the District of Columbia have mandated that insurance plans cover colorectal cancer screening tests. "Another reason is that patients simply never have the conversation with their doctor."
Then there are people like Witkus, who despite having a referral and insurance coverage forgo the test out of fear. A colonoscopy requires that patients drink a gallon of bad-tasting laxative to cleanse the bowel, making polyps more visible. Patients miss up to two days of work ? one for the pre-procedure doctor's visit and bowel prep and another for the procedure itself.
Although the benefits of a colonoscopy far outweigh the inconvenience and discomfort, doctors and researchers have nonetheless been searching for easier and more acceptable alternatives. One such test is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Developed by Exact Sciences, the stool-based screen detects changes in DNA as well as traces of blood that signal the presence of pre-cancerous polyps or cancers of the colon.
"I believe we have a significant opportunity to play a role in winning the battle against colon cancer," said Exact Sciences president and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Conroy, citing results from a recent clinical trial that suggest the stool-based test can detect 65 percent of polyps measuring 2 centimeters or more. "Colon cancer is the most preventable yet least prevented cancer. ... There is a significant need for something different."
Johnson, who was involved in the trial, agrees.
"Anything that brings more people into the screening pool, I'm all for," he said. He hopes the new test will play a "sizable role in increasing the options for screening," but cautions, "the best screening test is still the colonoscopy."
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/dreaded-colonoscopy-search-substitute/story?id=19152926
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Turkey: 9 detained in connection with car bombings
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) ? Turkey's interior minister says authorities have detained nine people in connection with the car bomb attacks that killed 46 people in a Turkish town near the Syrian border.
Muammer Guler says the attacks were carried out by a group linked to Syria's intelligence service, but did not name the group.
Syria on Sunday rejected Turkey's allegations that it was behind the bombs.
Guler said authorities had so far identified 35 people who died in the attack and three of them were Syrians.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-9-detained-connection-car-bombings-094358666.html
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'Gatsby' Aims For Great Box-Office Debut Behind 'Iron Man 3'
Tony Stark is expected to hold onto the #1 spot, but Jay Gatsby is aiming for a debut of close to $40 million.
By Ryan J. Downey
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1707137/great-gatsby-iron-man-3-box-office-prediction.jhtml
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
OpenTable Is Secretly the Best Thing on the Internet
No one hates OpenTable. No one finds it small or inconsequential or twee, as so many modern startups or services can be. No one thinks it does a bad job, or that it treats its users as property or hostages. On an internet that takes no greater joy than in being the first (or millionth) person to say something sucks, there?s maybe no better compliment.
This all makes sense if you?ve used OpenTable?and obviously you?ve used OpenTable?because OpenTable is great. You call up the site or app, plug in your party size, when you want to eat, and either enter the restaurant name or search for one, and that?s it. Your reservation?s made. It?s one of the first online services that got that the convenience of ?online shopping? wasn?t even so much not having to leave your home (although in some cases, like Netflix, it certainly helped). We kind of like driving places and pretending to know what a ripe melon sounds like. Instead, OpenTable's gift was the sheer joy of not dealing with other human beings. Because we really hate other human beings.
And it?s not just any people you?re avoiding talking to. It?s miserable people. Miserable because they don't want to talk to you just as much as you don't want to talk to them. Hosts and Maitre D?s who are taking reservations are the worst. I've been one, so trust me here: They hate you. So much. They despise you for calling, like some stray asshole TPS report landing on their desk at 4:45 in the afternoon, and making them pore over their date books, making sure that no, they can?t squeeze your idiotic party of six in for 8PM. But are you sure? YES. Can you double check? NO. CHOKE. Every one of them is thinking this, and you can feel them thinking it, and you?re both just miserable. And don?t even get started on the tragedy for all involved that is calling and leaving a message while the restaurant is closed. Take all that away and let the internet magic sort it all out, and everyone wins. But for years, there we were, tyrannical hosts and clueless guests pissing into our phones at each other.
It helps that OpenTable is on absolutely everything. Web client, check. iOS and Android, check and check. But then look: it's also got native apps on Windows Phone, Kindle Fire, BlackBerry, webOS... even Symbian. Yes, you can use OpenTable on a damn Nokia N-Gage.
It doesn?t brandish your information, though, in the ways we?ve come to expect from internet entities
OpenTable has a rewards system in place?you get 100 points per table, 1000 for special, usually less popular tablets, and 2000 points gets you a $20 gift card?but its perks don?t really match up with what some other loyalty cards offer. (The $1 to $10 point value per table is, on net, probably a lot less than the 10 percent a Starbucks or Chipotle card offers you.) But that doesn't even matter. It's found money here, as opposed to the retention plan for weakbrains it can be elsewhere. OpenTable treats you, more or less, like a human, not like a customer. Because you?re not a customer. You?re leverage.
See, OpenTable?s also different from so many web-based services we see now in that it?s got an actual way to make money that isn?t just crossed fingers or ?Step 3. ??? Step 4. PROFIT? or near-literal vows of poverty, with eyes on being acquired. OpenTable does a thing, and it gets paid for that thing?not for some other thing it'll come up with at a date to be named later. It?s not selling stuff to you, and it?s not (exactly) taking your personal data and monetizing it in ways that have disconcerted Facebook and Google users. It?s just your booking agent. Restaurants pay $200 per month per OpenTable terminal, and then $1 per table booked through OpenTable?s site or apps, and another 25 cents for anyone who goes through a restaurant?s own site, using the OpenTable plugin. Restaurants pony up because it removes a massive overhead in time, attention, and manpower, and again, because everyone uses OpenTable.
Even then, though, it?s not like some other industry-wide tools or platforms, in that it?s not some thug in a cheap suit shaking restaurants down for ?protection money?. You can get by fine, basically, with traditional reservations. Even a small restaurant might save, say, $15,000 a year by not using the service. That?s a huge deal for small business owners, right there with the tens of thousands it costs to accept credit cards. But monolithic as it seems at times, OpenTable is also not Amazon, the reaper of small business souls. It?s an affordable luxury, accessible enough for smaller local openings, dignified enough for Per Se.
So yeah, OpenTable, keep doing your thing. We love you. Everyone else, this is how you do it.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/opentable-is-secretly-the-best-thing-on-the-internet-496388225
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Google Earth Engine unveils how Earth has altered
For the first time, the public can track back the environmental changes occurring on our planet's surface over time via Google Earth Engine.?
Google has launched Google Earth Engine, a global, zoomable timelapse map that allows you to witness how humans have altered the surface of the Earth since 1984.?
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The interactive map?lets you track year-by-year changes to every spot on Earth, such as the drying up of Aral Sea in Central Asia, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in South America, or the urban expansion in the Nevada desert.
Google started this project in 2009 through a partnership with NASA and the US Geological Survey (USGS), who provided the search giant with more than two millions of satellite images on Earth's surface to build the map.
The pictures were collected by the Landsat satellite program, a joint mission USGS and NASA started in 1972 to observe the Earth from its orbit.
Google also worked with?the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to finalize the website, which animated the images and made them interactive.
By making satellite imagery available online, Google said its Google Earth Engine enables scientists, independent researchers, and nations to explore this massive database to detect deforestation, classify land cover, estimate forest biomass and carbon, and map the world?s roadless areas.
"Much like the?iconic image of Earth from the Apollo 17 mission?which had a profound effect on many of us?this time-lapse map is not only fascinating to explore, but we also hope it can inform the global community?s thinking about how we live on our planet and the policies that will guide us in the future," said Moore.
For USGS, the launch of Google Earth Engine is?the latest example of how its policy of unrestricted access and free distribution of Landsat satellite imagery to the public brings up innovation and mutual awareness of environmental conditions around Earth.
"The 40-year archive of Landsat images of every spot on earth is a treasure trove of scientific information that can form the basis for a myriad of useful applications by commercial enterprises, government scientists and managers, the academic community, and the public at large," said Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science in a USGS press release.
Google Earth Engine is also part of Time?magazine's Timelapse?project, a website that gathers and compiles the imagery via an interactive presentation.
In an in-depth story on Google Earth Engine, Time said the Google's project benefits not only scientists and governments, but also the public.
"For governments and environmental scientists, there is a lot of arcane data to extract from the maps and movies. For everyone else, there is something subtler but just as important: perspective. We tend our own tiny plots on Earth, our houses and yards often taking up less room than that infield-size pixel. It?s only when we get above ourselves ? say, 438 miles above ? that we can see how we?re changing our planet and begin to consider how we can be better stewards of it."
Other key visualizations included on Google Earth Engine are?the retreat of the Columbia Glacier in Alaska, the creation of the artificial Palm islands off Dubai's coast, and the drying of lake Urmia in Iran. ?
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D-Wave's Quantum Computing Claim Gets Boost in Testing - IEEE ...
D-Wave's supposed quantum computers have attracted plenty of skepticism alongside some serious interest from huge corporations such as Google and Lockheed Martin. Now recent testing has shown that D-Wave's machine can indeed beat standard computers head-to-head in solving certain problems.
The D-Wave computer performed up to 3600 times faster than a high-performance machine running IBM software while solving an optimization problem, according to the?New York Times. D-Wave's machine only proved slightly faster than the standard computing on two other optimization problem tests, but the results still seem encouraging for the company's future prospects.
?Ours is the first paper to my knowledge that compares the quantum approach to conventional methods using the same set of problems,? Catherine McGeoch, the Beitzel professor in technology and society at Amherst College in Massachusetts, says in a press release.
McGeoch, a founder of "experimental algorithmics" in computer science, was enlisted by D-Wave as an outside consultant to devise tests for comparing the company's machines with conventional computers. She plans to present a co-authored?paper on the test results?at the?2013 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Conference on Computing Frontiers in Ischia, Italy on May 15.
The latest success of D-Wave's computer does not mean that it or quantum computers in general will replace consumer laptops anytime soon. Instead, D-Wave's machine has proven good at tackling specific optimization problems with one best solution?puzzles similar to the "traveling salesperson" problem that asks for the shortest possible route to visit a list of cities exactly once before returning to the original city.
That means D-Wave's machine and quantum computers could prove particularly helpful in tackling problems involving shipping logistics for packages or goods, flight scheduling for airlines, or DNA analysis, McGeoch says.
There are degrees of what it can do. If you want it to solve the exact problem it?s built to solve, at the problem sizes I tested, it?s thousands of times faster than anything I?m aware of. If you want it to solve more general problems of that size, I would say it competes?it does as well as some of the best things I?ve looked at. At this point it?s merely above average but shows a promising scaling trajectory.
McGeoch still held off on definitively saying whether D-Wave's machine is truly a quantum computer or not. But D-Wave recently received additional validation for its quantum computing claim from a group of independent researchers. Nature News reports that the group compared a D-Wave machine's performance with simulations of quantum versus classical computing, and found that the D-Wave device matched up well with the quantum computing simulation.
Further testing may eventually vindicate D-Wave's approach despite the early torrent of skepticism (IEEE Spectrum labeled the company a technology "loser" in 2010). D-Wave has already sold commercial versions of its computers to companies such as U.S. defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
Geordie Rose, CTO for D-Wave, has suggested that the company's patent portfolio in this area of quantum computing should ensure that it won't see serious competitors for at least another 15 years. But as the field of quantum computing continues to look more and more promising, D-Wave surely won?t have the field all to itself forever.
Photo: D-Wave Systems
Correction: Amherst College is in Massachusetts, not Maryland as stated originally
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Notre Dame's Reilly Center Reports available online
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The University of Notre Dame's Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values has reestablished Reilly Center Reports, an online collection of essays addressing the ethical, social, legal and policy implications of science and technology.
The short essays are intended for anyone interested in urgent and emerging issues in the ethics and policy of science, engineering and medicine. The Reilly Centers Reports is an open access resource geared to concerned citizens, policy makers, policy advisors, journalists, educators and religious leaders.
The current issue features five essays:
- Maj. Gen. (Ret) Robert H. Latiff calls attention to the need for greater discussion about the ethical implications of war technologies. He also describes steps taken at Notre Dame to encourage this conversation among students of ROTC, peace studies and engineering, as well as between governmental, industrial and academic sectors. Latiff is an adjunct professor in the Reilly Center and at George Mason University.
- Mark A. Largent provides an historical explanation for parents' anxieties about vaccinating their children and suggests ways to constructively broach the topic of vaccine policy compliance. Largent is an assistant professor in James Madison College and associate dean in Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University.
- Jessica J. Hellmann considers the need for human interactions to counteract the problems that climate change is causing for ecosystems as well as to act on the advantages that climate change brings. Hellman is an associate professor in Notre Dane's Department of Biological Sciences.
- Agustin Fuentes explains misconceptions about race, aggression and sex and presents eight take-home messages that help to bust these myths of human nature. Fuentes is an associate professor in Notre Dame's Department of Anthropology.
- NASA historian Erik M. Conway describes and deconstructs the current state of NASA in political discussions and policy decisions. Conway works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.
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The Reilly Center explores conceptual, ethical and policy issues where science and technology intersect with society from different disciplinary perspectives. Its goal is to promote the advancement of science and technology for the common good.
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University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame's Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values has reestablished Reilly Center Reports, an online collection of essays addressing the ethical, social, legal and policy implications of science and technology.
The short essays are intended for anyone interested in urgent and emerging issues in the ethics and policy of science, engineering and medicine. The Reilly Centers Reports is an open access resource geared to concerned citizens, policy makers, policy advisors, journalists, educators and religious leaders.
The current issue features five essays:
- Maj. Gen. (Ret) Robert H. Latiff calls attention to the need for greater discussion about the ethical implications of war technologies. He also describes steps taken at Notre Dame to encourage this conversation among students of ROTC, peace studies and engineering, as well as between governmental, industrial and academic sectors. Latiff is an adjunct professor in the Reilly Center and at George Mason University.
- Mark A. Largent provides an historical explanation for parents' anxieties about vaccinating their children and suggests ways to constructively broach the topic of vaccine policy compliance. Largent is an assistant professor in James Madison College and associate dean in Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University.
- Jessica J. Hellmann considers the need for human interactions to counteract the problems that climate change is causing for ecosystems as well as to act on the advantages that climate change brings. Hellman is an associate professor in Notre Dane's Department of Biological Sciences.
- Agustin Fuentes explains misconceptions about race, aggression and sex and presents eight take-home messages that help to bust these myths of human nature. Fuentes is an associate professor in Notre Dame's Department of Anthropology.
- NASA historian Erik M. Conway describes and deconstructs the current state of NASA in political discussions and policy decisions. Conway works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.
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The Reilly Center explores conceptual, ethical and policy issues where science and technology intersect with society from different disciplinary perspectives. Its goal is to promote the advancement of science and technology for the common good.
The Reilly Center coordinates various events on campus that encourage interaction and dialogue including the Reilly Center Forum and Ethics Caf and recently a conference on Climate Change and the Common Good.
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New Android apps worth downloading: flayvr, Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T., Emilly in Darkness
First up today is flayvr, an app that automatically groups photos and videos shot together at the same place and time into albums that can be easily shared. Up next is Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T., an app that can help you identify a stroke victim in the crucial moments after a stroke takes place and get them help. Finally, Emilly in Darkness is a dark action-adventure game that feels a bit like The Legend of Zelda and takes place in a spooky black and white world.
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What?s it about? Instantly create video and photo albums without doing any work, as you shoot them, with the help of flayvr.
What?s cool? Smartphones and other mobile devices have done a great job of making taking photos and videos extra convenient, but you still have to deal with all the organization after the fact. Grouping shots together, tagging them, naming them, pointing out where they happen ? it can all be a big pain, especially when you want to share them with others. Flayvr takes the work out of grouping your images together by skipping that process, automatically grouping together shots and videos that were taken at the same time and in the same place into albums that are easily named and shared with others across social networks.
Who?s it for? If you spend a lot of time using your smartphone for video and photos, try flayvr to help keep organized.
What?s it like? Do more photo organizing with Naver Photo Album and Photo Album Organizer.
What?s it about? The most important thing in dealing with someone who's having a stroke is identifying the problem and getting them help quickly, and Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T. Provides helpful information to make that happen.
What?s cool? F.A.S.T. is a mnemonic device that helps you identify when someone is having a stroke, referring to different symptoms you can recognize. The most important part about getting someone treatment for a stroke when it happens is to do so quickly, so Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T. is designed to provide you with the information you need to help a stroke victim as quickly as possible. The app includes information about strokes and about the F.A.S.T. Symptoms, and even provides video so you can see what the symptoms look like to help you. There are also other resources for helping a stroke victim in the crucial few minutes after a stroke occurs.
Who?s it for? Knowing what to look for in a stroke victim can be the difference between life and death, so it's not hard to recommend the free Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T. to everyone.
What?s it like? Try AFS-Stroke for more information about stroke, and First Aid ? American Red Cross for useful first-aid resources.
What?s it about? Explore a dark labyrinth in the strange world between life and death in Emilly in Darkness.
What?s cool? Emilly in Darkness is a top-down action-adventure title not unlike games such as The Legend of Zelda. As Emilly, a girl who seems caught between life and death, it's your job to fight off strange monsters as you search for keys to find your way out of a darkened labyrinth. As you progress through the game, Emilly will gain stronger abilities and meet other characters who can help her discover what has happened to her.
Who?s it for? If you like action-adventure games and dark stories, Emilly in Darkness will appeal to you.
What?s it like? Dead Space and Eyes ? the horror game are two spooky titles that are also worth your consideration.
Best Educational Apps, Handpicked By Experts
Appolicious is pleased to introduce appoLearning.com, where parents, teachers and students find great education apps. Check out our introduction video here!
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Social news reader Flipboard just updated its Android app with custom magazines you can build around
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Arias says in interview that she wants death
Jodi Arias reacts after she was found of guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in their suburban Phoenix home, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)
Jodi Arias reacts after she was found of guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in their suburban Phoenix home, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)
Jodi Arias reacts after she was found of guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in their suburban Phoenix home, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)
From left, Kathy Brown, of Paradise Valley, Virginia Aguiar, of Scottsdale, Jane Crook, of Scottsdale, react to a guilty verdict for Jodi Arias, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, outside of Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship that ended in a blood bath. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
Spectators react to a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jodi Arias, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2009 killing of her one-time boyfriend Travis Alexander after a four-month trial. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Virginia Aguiar reacts in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 to a guilty verdict in the trial of Jodi Arias, a waitress and aspiring photographer charged with killing her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in Arizona in 2008. The four month trial included graphic details of their sexual escapades and photos of Alexander just after his death. (AP Photo/Matt York)
PHOENIX (AP) ? The jury has rendered its verdict ? Jodi Arias is guilty of first-degree murder ? but the trial is far from finished.
The same jury now returns to the courtroom Thursday to decide whether she deserves to die for killing her one-time boyfriend on June 4, 2008 at his suburban Phoenix home.
The sheer brutality of the attack and previous testimony from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner that Travis Alexander did not die a quick death will be at the heart of the prosecution's argument that Jodi should receive the ultimate punishment for her crime.
Alexander was stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times, shot in the forehead and had slit his throat from ear to ear, leaving the motivational speaker and businessman nearly decapitated. His decomposing body was found in his shower about five days later by friends.
Arias spoke out about the verdict minutes after her conviction Wednesday, telling a TV station that she would "prefer to die sooner than later."
"Longevity runs in my family, and I don't want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place," a tearful Arias told Fox affiliate KSAZ. "I believe death is the ultimate freedom and I'd rather have my freedom as soon as I can get it."
Arias, 32, fought back tears as a court clerk read aloud the highly anticipated verdict after a four-month trial in which the jury heard 18 days of testimony from the defendant, saw a series of gruesome crime scene photos and heard a raunchy phone sex chat between Arias recorded with Alexander just weeks before he died.
The next portion of the trial is called the "aggravation phase," and it will focus on whether the jury believes the crime was committed in an especially cruel, heinous and depraved manner. If jurors find the aggravators exist, the next step will be the penalty phase during which the panel will recommend either life in prison or death. The process could take several more weeks to wrap up.
The trial quickly became an Internet sensation and transformed Arias from a little-known waitress to a morbid curiosity and a star of a real-life true-crime drama that the public followed incessantly. The presence of cameras in the courtroom, the advance of Internet streaming video and social media, the salacious details of the case, and the attention it got on cable networks like HLN gave the trial the feel of a celebrity proceeding.
The jury heard all about the stormy relationship between Alexander and Arias after they met at a conference in Las Vegas in 2006 and he persuaded her to convert to Mormonism. They began dating but broke up five months later, at which point prosecutors said she began stalking him and became increasingly obsessed with Alexander.
The 30-year-old victim was a rising star at a legal services company called Prepaid Legal, where he gave rousing motivational speeches to colleagues and was a beloved co-worker to people across the organization.
Arias sought to portray him as an abusive sexual deviant in her trial, hoping that the jury would buy her claims that she killed him in self-defense after being unable to take the abuse anymore. She claimed he attacked her and forced her to fight for her life. Prosecutors said she killed out of jealous rage after Alexander wanted to end their affair and planned to take a trip to Mexico with another woman.
Alexander's family members wept and hugged each other after the verdict. They thanked prosecutor Juan Martinez and the lead detective on the case, but declined comment until after sentencing.
Alexander's friend Chris Hughes said he was happy with the verdict, pointing out a bold proclamation Arias made in one of her jailhouse interviews that she wouldn't be found guilty.
"She said, 'No jury would convict me. Mark my words.' This jury convicted her," Hughes said. "Luckily we had 12 smart jurors. They nailed it."
When asked about Alexander's family, Arias told the station, "I just hope that now that a verdict has been rendered, that they'll be able to find peace."
Arias seemed to cry silently when asked about her mother. With tears falling, she said her mom "has been a saint and I haven't treated her very well."
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said no more media interviews with Arias would be granted. She has been placed on suicide watch.
Outside court, more than 200 spectators and reporters watched for the verdict on their smart phones. A ripple of relief spread as people learned the result. The crowd cheered, with some people jumping, waving, high-fiving and dancing in approval.
Hughes said it was frustrating to hear the defense besmirch his friend's reputation during the trial, but praised the jurors for the verdict. He said he and the Alexander family were shocked by the international attention the case had received.
"Travis was grandiose, so it's interesting how this played out ... it is a bit of a circus. We were all surprised that it's like this," he said.
Testimony began in early January. The trial quickly snowballed into a made-for-the-tabloids drama, garnering daily coverage from cable news networks and spawning a virtual cottage industry for talk shows, legal experts and even Arias, who used her notoriety to sell artwork she made in jail. She also sent out tweets via an intermediary, attracting tens of thousands of followers.
Arias said she recalled Alexander attacking her in a fury after a day of sex. She said Alexander came at her "like a linebacker," body-slamming her to the tile floor. She managed to wriggle free and ran into his closet to retrieve a gun he kept on a shelf. She said she fired in self-defense but had no memory of stabbing him.
She acknowledged trying to clean the scene of the killing, dumping the gun in the desert and working on an alibi to avoid suspicion. She said she was too scared and ashamed to tell the truth. However, none of Arias' allegations that Alexander had physically abused her in the months before his death, that he owned a gun and had sexual desires for young boys, were corroborated by witnesses or evidence during the trial. She acknowledged lying repeatedly before and after her arrest but insisted she was telling the truth in court.
Arias spent 18 days on the witness stand describing an abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, a shocking sexual relationship with Alexander, and her contention that he had grown physically violent in hopes of gaining sympathy from jurors.
But aside from her admitted lies, Arias had yet another formidable obstacle to overcome.
Her grandparents had reported a .25-caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California home about a week before Alexander's death ? the same caliber used to shoot him ? but Arias insisted she didn't take it. Authorities believe she brought it with her to kill him. The coincidence of the same caliber gun stolen from the home also being used to shoot Alexander was never resolved.
Meanwhile, the entire case devolved into a circus-like spectacle attracting dozens of enthusiast each day to the courthouse as they lined up for a chance to score just a few open public seats in the gallery. One trial regular sold her spot in line to another person for $200. Both got reprimands from the court, and the money was returned.
Many people also gathered outside after trial for a chance to see Martinez, who had gained celebrity-like status for his firebrand tactics and unapologetically intimidating style of cross-examining defense witnesses.
The case grew into a worldwide sensation as thousands followed the trial via a live, unedited Web feed. Twitter filled with comments as spectators expressed their opinions on everything from Arias' wardrobe to Martinez's angry demeanor. For its fans, the Arias trial became a live daytime soap opera.
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